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Cirque du Seul

Madame Margeurite and Her Magnificent Menagerie, a roving circus troupe, have set out on an Arctic voyage from Paris to the World Fair in the New World. En route, in her haste, the ship charges headlong into an iceberg.

None survive the plunge into the icy Arctic, or so the newspapers say...

Completed in about 15 hours. For an updated version with a few minor tweaks (preloader, some more sounds) follow this link:
http://procedurpg.herobo.com/CirqueduSeulUpdate/CirqueduSeulUpdate.html

With some more thought, this could be a very good artsy game. Now it's mostly just artsy, unless there's some hidden meaning which I didn't get. It would be great if there were some gameplay, or just more content. The art/sound part is great though.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone :) I was definitely planning on more gameplay with some food and energy mechanics for swimming between the islands, and choices to make for food, but with a young baby I was lucky to get the time I did to work on this :P I worked on it for about 15 hours, which was great, but just not enough time to really flesh it out.

Thanks again for the feedback, this is just the beginning for me in Ludum Dare >:D

The art is stunning for a 15 hour work =P!
Right now, I'm in love with this Polar Bear (screw you Cats & Kittens & Fury Things that Meow and purr!)! Does he have a name?
Aside from the visual appealing experience I felt the lack of a more active gameplay experience, as it was mentioned before. Perhaps a HUD and a counter for the time spent in the swimming between icebergs would be enough! But as you say, time won't stretch and there are other priorities!
Congratulations.